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Editorial
. 2016 Jul 15;102(14):1079-80.
doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2016-309385. Epub 2016 Apr 11.

Homeward Bound, not hospital rebound: how transitional palliative care can reduce readmission

Dio Kavalieratos  1 , Bruce L Rollman  2 , Robert M Arnold  1
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Editorial

Homeward Bound, not hospital rebound: how transitional palliative care can reduce readmission

Dio Kavalieratos et al. Heart. .
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